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BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

We regret the necessity of running only the most basic obituaries in The VVA Veteran. However, full, detailed, and expansive obituaries—going back to 2009—are online at www.vva.org/taps.html

Charles I. Adams, 71, Arizona Chapter 106, died September 27, 2024.
Wayne A. Admire, 80, Iowa Chapter 888, died November 6, 2024.
Walter Grant Allegar, 87, at-large Oregon, died January 22.
Guadalupe Alviar, Jr., 78, Michigan Chapter 31, died February 18.
Grady F. Anderson, Jr., 84, New York Chapter 333, died February 15.
Michael J. Anderson, 76, Alaska Chapter 891, died May 20, 2024.
Ana Maria Arnold, 86, AVVA, Oregon Chapter 805, died March 5, 2024.
David M. Arrington, 79, North Carolina Chapter 980, died January 21.
Gary Peter Arth, 79, North Dakota Chapter 941, died January 6.
Gary Ray Ayers, 69, West Virginia Chapter 628, died December 15, 2024.
Ronnie Kenneth Bailey, 83, West Virginia Chapter 628, died December 11, 2024.
George Paul Ballman, 83, Florida Chapter 1080, died October 17, 2024.
Linda Rae Banfill, 80, AVVA, New Hampshire Chapter 41, died January 3.
David Reid Batten, 75, North Carolina Chapter 990, died October 20, 2024.
Douglas Earl Bennett, 75, Alabama Chapter 416, died January 15.
James Lee Biringer, 79, New Jersey Chapter 800, died January 25.
Edward Leo Blank, 81, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died January 22.
William Wayne Bolton, Sr., 81, Vermont Chapter 1, died November 16, 2024.
Dale John Bosetti, 76, Michigan Chapter 528, died January 24.
William Dean Brown, 76, California Chapter 526, died December 5, 2024.
Douglas Woodrow Bryant, 75, South Carolina Chapter 960, died October 17, 2024.
Robert Maurice Burnham, 78, Colorado Chapter 1071, died February 21.
Thomas Harrison Byrd, 75, South Carolina Chapter 960, died July 11, 2024.
Jan Michael Campbell, 74, Illinois Chapter 669, died March 8, 2024.
Larry Ardell Canady, 74, Iowa Chapter 490, died February 12.
Nancy M. Canfield, 73, AVVA, Pennsylvania Chapter 974, died January 7.
Floyd Eugene Carmichael, 78, Michigan Chapter 313, died January 1.
Lawrence Mario Casillas, 74, Illinois Chapter 669, died December 29, 2024.
Allen W. Cathell, 76, Maryland Chapter 1091, died November 12, 2024.
Vernon P. Collins, 77, New York Chapter 377, died recently.
Jerry Allan Conley, 75, New York Chapter 20, died recently.
Michael Cook, 77, New Jersey Chapter 800, died January 21.
Jackie Wayne Cope, 78, Tennessee Chapter 1073, died December 21, 2024.
Bobby D. Cox, 82, Texas Chapter 915, died March 10.
Martin Poe Crawford, 78, Ohio Chapter 1117, died February 27.
Michael E. Cull, 73, at-large Alaska, died January 29, 2018.
Larry Cummings, 78, California Chapter 355, died recently.
Jack Ray Cunningham, 77, at-large West Virginia, died October 26, 2023.
Michael George Dalton, 78, New Jersey Chapter 800, died May 26, 2024.
Gerald Michael Daniels, 76, New York Chapter 20, died January 20.
Randolph Clyde Day, 76, Nevada Chapter 388, died May 4, 2024.
Frances Dittmer, 80, AVVA, Oregon Chapter 805, died March 21, 2024.
William Joseph Dunn, Jr., 74, at-large New York, died March 10.
Dennis Joseph Enneking, 78, Illinois Chapter 693, died March 11.
Ricardo Antonio Esquivel, 73, Texas Chapter 366, died December 14, 2024.
Clifford Raymond Feijar, 75, Colorado Chapter 1071, died December 27, 2024.
Thomas Ferreira, 87, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died February 23.
Alipio Espinosa Figueroa, 74, New Jersey Chapter 721, died January 3, 2024.
Robin Dean Fisher, 76, Ohio Chapter 709, died October 5, 2024.
Benancio Flores, Jr., 77, Texas Chapter 844, died July 10, 2024.
Richard E. Foote, 88, New Mexico Chapter 1062, died November 17, 2024.
William J. Gentry, 78, at-large Texas, died February 8.
Gary Eugene Golladay, 77, Virginia Chapter 936, died January 28.
John Terry Green, 75, North Carolina Chapter 990, died August 8, 2024.
Arnold Mugerza Guerra, 84, Texas Chapter 1069, died January 28.
Benito C. Gutierrez, Sr., 80, California Chapter 582, died February 4.
Erwin C. Gutzwiller, III, 82, North Carolina Chapter 990, died November 24, 2024.
Kim Alan Hallock, 72, South Dakota Chapter 1121, died February 24.
Chester C. Hanzelka, 78, Texas Chapter 898, died December 23, 2024.
Richard Allen Harp, 76, Michigan Chapter 284, died January 2.
Calvin Lynn Harvey, 83, Alaska Chapter 891, died December 12, 2024.
Gary A. Haslop, 81, Ohio Chapter 810, died January 13.
Terry L. Hatch, 76, Wisconsin Chapter 236, died December 15, 2024.
Leroy M. Hetrick, Jr., 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 542, died January 18.
Gary Lee Higgins, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 221, died January 22.
Leland D. Hill, 83, Wisconsin Chapter 206, died February 1.
Melvin Honeycutt, 79, Indiana Chapter 71, died February 2.
Gary Warren Horn, 77, Michigan Chapter 109, died February 22.
Robert M. Howard, 81, Missouri Chapter 1028, died February 26.
Donald Richard Howland, 76, Ohio Chapter 97, died December 29, 2024.
Lawrence Russell Hubbard, 80, Texas Chapter 1009, died July 28, 2024.
Lewis Bradford Insley, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1146, died recently.
Kenneth Marion Ives, 80, Texas Chapter 991, died June 16, 2022.
Frank Edward Jackson, 85, Maryland Chapter 641, died February 21.
Pastor John Edward Jackson, 82, Ohio Chapter 709, died February 7.
Irvin Richard Jamison, Sr., 80, Nevada Chapter 989, died February 25.
Joseph John Jeckering, Sr., 85, Ohio Chapter 67, died February 16.
Raeford Earl Jernigan, 78, North Carolina Chapter 990, died August 1, 2024.
Artie Norman Johnson, 79, North Carolina Chapter 885, died February 1.
Drew G. Jones, III, 78, North Carolina Chapter 990, died July 16, 2024.
Myron Afai Kaeo, 81, Washington Chapter 423, died December 4, 2024.
William Richard Keeling, 79, New York Chapter 82, died February 16.
Arlan Lowell Kinney, 89, Maryland Chapter 1091, died December 5, 2024.
Daniel J. W. Koenig, 76, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died January 29.
Lawrence R. Kowiak, 80, Michigan Chapter 154, died December 13, 2024.
John W. Krebs, Sr., 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 415, died January 3.
Wayne Lyle Kulm, 79, Virginia Chapter 196, died February 10.
Keith Edwin Lanphear, 75, Wisconsin Chapter 729, died February 19.
Stephen Harris Larrabee, Jr., 82, at-large Virginia, January 14.
Ronald Lee Liebig, 74, South Dakota Chapter 463, died January 10.
Charles K. Ludwick, Sr., 74, Michigan Chapter 180, died May 7, 2020.
Anthony Daniel Maloni, 80, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died January 24.
Raymond John Manarel, Jr., AVVA, Florida Chapter 195,died February 25.
Bobby Thomas Manning, 77, North Carolina Chapter 272, died January 25.
Vergil Thomas Maples, 78, Texas Chapter 898, died December 26, 2024.
Joseph M. Masslofsky, 82, Maryland Chapter 548, died recently.
Thomas James Mattox, 78, Louisiana Chapter 1098, died December 27, 2024.
Dan Medrano, Jr., 81, Texas Chapter 1069, died June 2, 2024.
Gary A. Merritt, 79, Colorado Chapter 1071, died January 6.
Lynn Ray Moeller, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 101, died March 18.
Gary Eugene Moen, 76, North Dakota Chapter 374, died February 3.
Albert F. Moller, 88, Ohio Chapter 1045, died January 4.
Kendall Craig Mongar, 76, Washington Chapter 423, died October 29, 2024.
Doris Darlene Monson, AVVA, Oregon Chapter 805, died December 29, 2024.
Susana Moreno, 51, AVVA, Texas Chapter 574, died September 28, 2024.
William G. Morgan, 77, at-large West Virginia, died recently.
George Richard Murphy, 77, North Carolina Chapter 990, died May 27, 2024.
Rosemarie Murrell, 87, AVVA, New York Chapter 20, died December 28, 2024.
Roger A.A. Neumann, 81, New York Chapter 803, died January 23.
Luther Eugene Newberry, 77, Texas Chapter 404, died September 21, 2024.
Robert George Oles, II, 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died March 18, 2024.
William P. Olson, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 409, died March 25.
Dobert T. Owsley, 80, North Carolina Chapter 886, died January 29.
Johnny Patterson, Sr., 76, Tennessee Chapter 1140, died January 26.
John James Peyton, 91, Tennessee Chapter 240, died January 15.
James Thomas Piner, 87, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died January 21.
Robert Paul Pirk, Sr., 68, Wisconsin Chapter 767, died February 10.
Joslyn V. Portman, 86, Texas Chapter 1000, died January 27.
Carl Arthur Postlethwait, 77, at-large West Virginia, died October 13, 2024.
Richard D. Price, 76, Indiana Chapter 295, died February 15.
William James Pyle, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 67, died January 13.
David L. Ramey, 79, Colorado Chapter 1075, died February 4.
Ronald Francis Robair, Sr., 89, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died January 15.
Prime Victor Robichaud, 80, Massachusetts Chapter 907, died June 2, 2024.
Gary Melvin Robinson, 73, Tennessee Chapter 1089, died January 22.
James E. Rogers, 84, Utah Chapter 961, died February 19.
Dave Rosay, 78, at-large Alaska, died February 14, 2024.
Frances L. Rowan, 89, AVVA, Oregon Chapter 805, died September 10, 2024.
John L. Rucker, 76, Delaware Chapter 1095, died January 9.
Walter Orvin Rukke, 76, Minnesota Chapter 470, died February 12.
Neil N. Russo, 80, Michigan Chapter 154, died March 1.
Paul Anthony Sanfilippo, 79, Michigan Chapter 267, died February 23.
William David Saunders, 75, Virginia Chapter 1061, died February 23.
Thomas R. Schneller, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 221, died February 4.
James Philip Schucker, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 974, died December 23, 2024.
Charles N. Schwarz, 80, Maryland Chapter 641, died December 26, 2024.
Pat Seager, 68, AVVA, Wisconsin Chapter 729, died February 9.
Charles J. Sessa, 76, Georgia Chapter 970, died February 17.
Ronald Bruce Smith, 77, South Carolina Chapter 1145, died February 1.
Steven E. Smith, 77, Indiana Chapter 71, died January 23.
Michael Snyder, 73, at-large Ohio, died recently.
Kenneth Lee Souza, 79, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died February 11.
John Francis Speechley, Jr., 78, New York Chapter 333, died September 24, 2024.
John Allen Starr, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 720, died December 20, 2024.
Robert Allen Straight, Sr., 74, New York Chapter 865, died June 11, 2023.
Daniel Thomas Sullivan, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 206, died February 11.
John William Swett, 76, at-large Illinois, died January 24.
William Lloyd Taylor, 76, Georgia Chapter 970, died November 3, 2024.
Lynn L. Tedford, 77, New York Chapter 193, died January 8.
Joel Burton Terrill, 83, Texas Chapter 457, died January 21.
Jack C. Thomas, 73, Michigan Chapter 259, died February 16.
Richard Paul Thomas, 80, AVVA, Tennessee Chapter 240, died February 15.
Deacon J. D. Thompson, Jr., 85, Alaska Chapter 904, died December 5, 2024.
Jerry Lee Thurman, 79, Iowa Chapter 776, died January 15.
John E. Travis, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1123, died January 24.
John Anthony Tullous, Sr., 75, North Carolina Chapter 885, died January 12.
Louis N. Valenti, 71, Idaho Chapter 972, died March 5.
Thomas R. Wagner, 75, Wisconsin Chapter 437, died February 15.
Raymond F. Wall, Jr., 76, Maryland Chapter 451, died in April 2024.
John William Whitt, Sr., 78, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died January 13.
William Hubert Wiley, 74, Texas Chapter 844, died August 29, 2024.
James Frederick Wilkinson, 81, Michigan Chapter 274, died January 26.
Michael L. Wilson, 79, Texas Chapter 844, died August 9, 2024.
David McCann Woods, 87, Indiana Chapter 1027, died December 9, 2024.
John S. Yoder, II, 77, Illinois Chapter 269, died January 16.
Jeffrey Paul Yoshikawa, 77, Michigan Chapter 528, died February 3.
Jerry Lee Young, 81, AVVA, Michigan Chapter 274, died November 16, 2024.
Robert W. Zellers, 73, Pennsylvania Chapter 131, died February 2, 2022.
Eugene J. Ziegler, 76, New York Chapter 20, died December 6, 2024.

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